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Extent:: .1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (2 folders.))
Abstract:: Primarily thank-you letters from recipients of parcels of food and clothing in Germany, England, Finland, and Norway, with descriptions of post-War conditions. Also includes lists of what was sent and explanatory correspondence.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: .3 cubic ft. (1 box; stored with pa161, pa162, and pa164.)
Abstract:: Scattergood Friends School opened in Iowa in 1890. The school closed during the Great Depression, and was repurposed during World War II as Scattergood Hostel to acclimate refugees from Europe. In 1944, it reopened as a school and remains open today. The bulk of this collection is photographs of Scattergood Refugee Hostel, but there are also photographs of pre-war and post-war Scattergood Friends School.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: .2 cubic ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Elizabeth Grill Watson was a Quaker minister, feminist theologian, Bible scholar, and writer. George H. Watson was a Quaker educator and President Emeritus of Friends World College. This collection consists of two albums documenting Elizabeth and George Watson on pilgrimage to Asia.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Extent:: .45 cubic ft. (2 boxes; pa177 stored with box 2)
Abstract:: Wilmer J. Young (1887-1983), a Quaker teacher and peace activist born in Iowa, was involved in post World War I reconstruction in France and Poland. He married Mildred Binns in 1922, and together they worked with AFSC work camps and cooperative farms until he began to teach at Pendle Hill in 1955. This collection of photographs documents their work and personal life.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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